| District
|
Incumbent
|
Party
|
First
elected
|
Result
|
Candidates
|
South Carolina 1
"Charleston district"
|
Thomas Pinckney
|
Federalist
|
1797 (Special)
|
Incumbent re-elected.
|
√ Thomas Pinckney (Federalist) 100%
|
South Carolina 2
"Beaufort district"
|
John Rutledge, Jr.
|
Federalist
|
1796
|
Incumbent re-elected.
|
√ John Rutledge, Jr. (Federalist) 65.6%
Pierce Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.4%
|
South Carolina 3
"Georgetown district"
|
Lemuel Benton
|
Democratic-
Republican
|
1793
|
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
|
√ Benjamin Huger (Federalist) 41.9%
Lemuel Benton (Democratic-Republican) 32.4%
Tristam Thomas (Federalist) 22.2%
William Thomas (Democratic-Republican) 2.0%
Joseph Blyth (Democratic-Republican) 1.6%
|
South Carolina 4
"Camden district"
|
Thomas Sumter
|
Democratic-
Republican
|
1796
|
Incumbent re-elected.
|
√ Thomas Sumter (Democratic-Republican) 64.6%
Richard Winn (Federalist) 35.4%
|
South Carolina 5
"Ninety-Six district"
|
Robert Goodloe Harper
|
Federalist
|
1794
|
Incumbent re-elected.
|
√ Robert Goodloe Harper (Federalist) 65.3%
William Butler (Democratic-Republican) 34.7%
|
South Carolina 6
"Washington district"
|
William Smith
|
Democratic-
Republican
|
1796
|
Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Federalist gain.
|
√ Abraham Nott (Federalist) 43.8%
William Smith (Democratic-Republican) 43.2%
William Hill (Federalist) 13.0%
|
